Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet
The trick (Find the rule): Find the gap between neighbours. The same jump? Add it again. Each number double the last? Double again. 1, 4, 9, 16? They are square numbers. Odd one out: test each number — which one breaks the rule?
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- 1.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 83
- 3.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 56 (c) 14 (d) 53
- 5.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
- 7.What comes next? 15, 23, 31, 39, ? (a) 47 (b) 55 (c) 39 (d) 48
- 8.What comes next? 17, 23, 29, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 47 (d) 41
- 9.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 27 (d) 18
- 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 20
- 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 11 (d) 20
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 66
- 15.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 43 (c) 29 (d) 36
- 16.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 29 (c) 23 (d) 26
- 17.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 48 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) 57
- 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 19 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 20
- 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 8 (d) 35
- 20.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 16 (d) 17
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 22.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
- 23.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 41 (c) 57 (d) 49
- 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 25.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
- 26.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 43 (b) 49 (c) 37 (d) 44
- 27.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 34
- 28.What comes next? 6, 12, 18, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 31 (d) 30
- 29.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 29
- 30.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 10
- 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 12
- 32.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 35
- 33.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 32
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 33 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
- 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 88 (d) 36
- 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 24
- 37.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
- 38.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
- 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 36
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 35 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 81
Answer key
- 22
- 81
- 25
- 53
- 48
- 49
- 47
- 41
- 16
- 11
- 36
- 14
- 11
- 64
- 36
- 26
- 48
- 19
- 35
- 16
- 29
- 64
- 49
- 38
- 80
- 43
- 33
- 30
- 29
- 9
- 21
- 35
- 31
- 33
- 88
- 10
- 32
- 25
- 25
- 35
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